Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-30
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A VERDICT OF GUILTY AGAINST
ANARCHIST MOST.
The Judges Charge-New Trial for
Sharp-Washington Gossip
Blaine's Programme.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoED-uNIos.
MOST GUILTY,
me Anarchist DlathersBite Gets Another
Dose of American ,Jus,ica

H'istthtrSk1Ie Gets A HOfI
lose OF American Justice
NEW YORK, November 29th.-John Most
iTstliieu IN MS own behalf this morning.
re uelileu that he threatened the execu-
loher OF the Anarchists in Chicago or anv
one else. He addressed his hearers a.
the koemer's Hall meeting as Fellow
Cllizehs and not Anarchists" The
speech, he said, lacked the threats and vio-
lent language which he is charged with
haVlng uttered. ION the crv of revenge
being uttered in the audience" " he went on
SAID not now.' The capitalists are ar
rayed against US. We are here to accuse
and accuse Grinnel, Gary and the Judges
of murder" '>'ee'
He had described Powderly as an instru-
ment In the execution by not taking
sides with the condemned men. He was
not sure he said that he would give ten
years OF his life to know the hangman. and
that he would strangle him. He had never
SAID that for every man killed in Chicago
five hundred would be slaughtered
Most said he was a communistic An
archlst, and assumed the oratorical stvle
which had distinguished the first half of
his direct testimony. When Mr.. Nicoll,
on crosS-examination, asked him to state his
view he said: I'VE do not fight against
any particular government. We do not
especially fight the Government of the
United States. We are opposed to govern
ment, as such. We think the power held
by the Government should be abolished"
Most said the ruling classes are in re-
pelllon, and 1t was possible that even what
people had-the Constitution of the United
States-would be taken away. His motto
was " Educate for organization-an organ
lzation to put down the rebellion of the
capitalistic classes" 1--WE do not expect
that the capitalistic classes will give up
what they have peaceably. There will be
herce lighting on both sides"
Bombs and dynamite?" asked Mr..
Nicoll
Yes, on both sides"
" Your idea is to CONQUER peaceablv if
you can, by force if you must
That is history. We believe force will
be necessary in time"
HIS FOREIGN JAIL EXPERIENCE.
Most said he was imprisoned for treason
IN Austria IN 1863, and again in 1870; was
Imprisoned in Germany in 1874 for calling
the Emperor slaughterer and sentenced
again for speech made in Berlin in 1881 ::
was sentenced in England to eighteen
Car.
HE DECLINED TO ANSWER
Whether he believed modern explosives
were necessary TO carry out his ideas ::
whether he had advised others as to the
cheapest manner of manufacturing ex-
plosives whether he had advised that an
electric battery be used at q distance to ex-
plode dynamite whether he had said that
Tor an explosion in a crowd a shell is best
TO produce speedy results whether he had
sand that gas pipe with screw caps will pro-
duce brilliant results whether he had adj
ViSQH that frt1it iar ha Iol
IN which medicine-glass filled with
powder, tightly closed and having fuse,
be placed, and that on bursting the fierv
benzine would be scattered?
The witness grew greatly excited when
these questions were asked, and declined to
answer He said vehemently: What
have they to do with my speech at Kroem-
er's Hall?' But the Judge, in each case,
allowed the questions.
THE JUDGES CHARGE To THE JURY.
This ended the evidence, and the argu-
ments of counsel followed, occupying two
hours.
Judge Cowing, in his charge to the iurv,
said that Most was not to be tried for his
past life, but for his speech at Krmmer's
Hall. Our law OF free speech and the
freedom of the press" he continued, has
made us do away with many restrictions.
Free speech does not mean that an individ-
ual has the right to slander his neighbor.
nor to incite riot. We do not tolerate
license, but we encourage freedom. We
marvel that in this country where every
one is so free, that there should be such
men as Anarchists, and ask what more do
they want. Revolutions have come from
injustice, but never from justice" After
going over the testimony carefully, he said
he failed 10 find anything in the speech of
Most, as he gave it at the trial, that came
within the statute.
THE VERDICT.
The jury went out at $50 o'clock. and
came into the Courtroom at 10 o'clock,
and rendered a verdict of guilty.
Monday next was fixed to hear argu-
ments on a motion for new trial.